![]() After a stint at Birmingham University and a couple of odd jobs in between, James’ wife helped him enter the movie business. However, an accident that injured his leg ended the captain’s military career. James stuck with the army even after returning to England. The author grew tougher and learned to survive. And while it was no picnic for James Clavell, he often spoke fondly of the diverse collections of people he encountered in the notorious prison, individuals from all walks of life who taught him everything from physics to art. The Singaporean facility was popular for the rate at which it killed its prisoners. ![]() The Japanese initially took him to a camp on Java before depositing him in Changi Prison. War was a far more brutal animal than the author expected and it wasn’t long before he was wounded in battle and captured by the enemy. ![]() Once his public schooling days ended, the author went into the army, doing his part to fight the Japanese in Malaya. The author was born in Sydney while his father was stationed in Australia, though he was eventually taken to England. James’s father was an officer in the Royal Navy by the names of Commander Richard Charles Clavell. ![]()
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